The next day, it was just dawn.

I saw more than a dozen horsemen rushing out of Xinye City, heading straight for Jingxiang.

Xinye to Xiangyang is only a few hundred miles, and Zhang Xiu and other dozens of horses are good horses, the sun is about to set in the west, they cross the river to see the gateway of Jingzhou, Xiangyang.

If you take Jingzhou, you must first take Xiangyang.

Xiangyang is built according to the Han River, there is Yan Mountain in the south, Jing Mountain in the west, Dahong Mountain in the east, surrounded by mountains on three sides and facing water, it can be said that the mountains are surrounded by water, and the water surrounds the city.

And Xiangyang is a transportation hub, controlling the north and south.

To the north, it can be directly approached to Luoyang, to the south, Jingzhou is under the front of the army, the west can enter Guanzhong, and the east can go out of Suixian to the north of Yangzhou.

In later generations, Guan Yu launched the battle of Xiangfan, flooded the Seventh Army, captured the forbidden Pang De, and scared Cao Cao to move the capital to avoid its edge, which is not empty talk.

"Lord, this Xiangyang City is really big." Walking under Xiangyang City, looking at the people coming and going, Hu Che'er scratched his dark head and said with a smile.

Zhang Xiu didn't go to talk, but said with emotion: "Jingxiang is fertile for thousands of miles, and when I see it today, the people's livelihood is really rich." I am afraid that this is a rare pure land in troubled times. ”

Entering the city, the roads extend in all directions.

The streets are full of people, and the caravans that gather from north to south do not know how to go, although it is sunset, but the noise is endless, enough to see the wealth of this place.

"Your Excellency is General Zhang Xiu, right? My lord has long asked his subordinates to wait for the general to arrive, so please come with me. A scribe said gently.

"Your father-in-law? But Liu Zhoumu? Zhang Xiu raised her eyebrows and asked.

The scribe smiled elegantly, and then said: "No, my lord is the eldest son of Liu Zhou, the son of Liu Qi." He heard more about the general's prestige, and today he specially asked his subordinates to wait with him, and hoped that the general would appreciate his face and talk about it. ”

"Liu Qi?" Zhang Xiu was lightly surprised, then pondered slightly, and then said: "Labor leads the way." ”

Zhang Xiu knew in her heart what Liu Qi meant by looking for herself, which was nothing more than fighting for power with Liu Cong. However, Liu Qi should be quite favored in 196, so it doesn't hurt to go and see it.

Shaoqing, outside Liu's house.

A young man in his early twenties was already waiting at the door.

Seeing Zhang Xiu coming, Liu Qi stepped forward quickly and said happily: "Qi has seen General Zhang, the general is famous and Qi has heard a lot, and it is really a blessing for three lives to see it today." ”

"The eldest prince is polite, embroidery is just a lost dog, how can it be prestigious, and I hope that the eldest prince will not bother me." Zhang Xiu was humble again and again.

"The general is humble." Liu Qi's eyes flashed with surprise, everyone in the world said that Zhang Xiu was a cool and reckless man, but today I saw that he was elegant and moderate, and it had nothing to do with the rumors.

"Qi Yi prepared thin wine in the mansion, and hoped that the general would appreciate his face." Liu Qi said heartily.

"Eldest Prince, please." Zhang Xiuwen smiled.

......

Along with this, another mansion.

After listening to what his subordinates said, Liu Cong looked anxious and had no opinion.

But the first person in the hall is a woman.

The woman was of excellent appearance, dressed in green, with a belt around her waist outlining her slender waist, but her stunning face was cold.

"Ji Yu, now that you are at the age of a weak crown, how can you panic in case of trouble, what kind of system is this." The woman was Cai, and her voice carried a kind of majesty, and she said in a deep voice.

"The lesson of the mother is that the child knows that he is wrong." Liu Cong trembled and replied.

(Liu Cong married Cai's niece, not his biological mother, but his stepmother.) In other words, the rulers of Jingzhou were born in Liu Qi and Liu Cong, and the Cai family wanted to support a puppet and increase the status of the Cai family, so Liu Cong was chosen. ）

"Cai Mao, let the informants in Liu Qi's mansion keep an eye on it, and report it as soon as there is news." Cai's beautiful eyes bloomed with murderous intent, and he said coldly.

"Hmm!" Cai Mao nodded and walked back quickly.

Watching Cai Mao leave, Cai's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, her slender five fingers slowly clenched, and she said coldly: "Zhang Xiu, you don't wait for Nanyang, if you don't come to stir up this troubled water, if you really want to stand in the wrong position, I will make you die ugly." ”

The banquet in Liu Qi's mansion continued, but Zhang Xiu pretended to be stupid and never answered Liu Qi's words, which made Liu Qi very irritable.

Because he knew that Liu Cong had climbed to the Cai family, and with the Cai family's methods, he would die in a few years, so he had to plan early.

......

The next day, inside the city of Xiangyang.

On this day, the city was full of people and very lively.

Famous people from all over Jingxiang, including hermits from the land of refuge and Jingxiang, also came to participate in this grand event.

Liu Biao's mansion, with a smile on his face, personally stood outside the mansion to greet him in turn, and many of them were scholars and Confucians who he needed to admire.

Dusk, inside the huge mansion.

A piece of table is neatly placed, next to the table is a small tripod, and the tripod is full of wine. There are chickens, ducks and fish on the table, which looks rich in color.

And there is a maid behind the case, and the maid has a good posture and a good demeanor.

"Ladies and gentlemen, today's old man and dog are crowned, and it is the luck of the dog to be able to invite you to the cold house, and the luck of my Liu family. However, there are quite a lot of guests today, and if there is any inconsiderate hospitality, I hope you will be able to do so. Liu Biao got up and said loudly.

"Brother Liu Jingsheng is polite!"

For a time, all kinds of humble words converged.

"Haha, happy today, please take a seat." Liu Biao said heartily.

In the push, everyone also sat down according to the dignity of the eldest and youngest, and Zhang Xiu sat in the second column, which was also consistent with his identity.

At the beginning of the banquet, first Liu Cong's crowning, followed by the praise of a group of rotten Confucians.

They are not stupid, Liu Cong represents the Cai family, the Cai family is in charge of military power, they don't dare to stand in line indiscriminately, most of them still praise Liu Cong, even if they don't approve of Liu Cong, they just keep their mouths shut.

The crowning is over, and the singing and dancing are leveled.

There is a lot of talk and laughter between rotten Confucians, and flattery and flattery between families.

"Huh!" Looking at all the things in the hall, Zhang Xiu shook his head with a chuckle, and drank the stuffy wine by himself.

Maybe today, only the three states in the south of the Yangtze River can sing and dance like this, and the Central Plains has long been poisoned by the flames of war, and there are white bones everywhere.

It's really an iron-clad family and a dynasty of flowing water.

As for the people, they are but the afflictions of this world.

After three rounds of wine, everyone pushed the glass and changed the glass.

However, the drinking posture of these people is girly and not refreshing at all.

At this time, Xi Zhen got up and immediately attracted enough attention, only to see him stride in front of Zhang Xiu, and teased: "General Zhang, Zhen has heard a lot recently, I heard that General Zhang was entrusted by Haotian God to dream, saying that he would take the responsibility of saving the Han, such a ridiculous word, someone must have deliberately spread it, where did the general think it came from?" ”

When the words fell, the hall was silent, and immediately everyone began to comment.

His remarks were not polite, thinking that this was deliberately done by Zhang Xiu, intending to recruit the world's heroes in the name of the Emperor, which was really vulgar.

Zhang Xiu pinched the wine bottle with his fingertips and shook it, then looked up at Xi Zhen, and said with a mocking expression: "Master Xi, why is this a ridiculous statement?" Could it be that you doubt that there is no Haotian God calling? ”

"Heh, could it be that you really saw the Emperor of Heaven?" Xi Zhen raised his arm and sneered sarcastically.

Zhang Xiu chuckled lightly and said indifferently: "I am fortunate to see the Emperor of Heaven in the nightmare." ”

"Heh, I'm afraid the general is talking nonsense, right? Really, when I'm a three-year-old, can't I? Xi Zhen sneered.

"That's it, who wouldn't talk nonsense, I also said that I dreamed every day that the Emperor of Heaven was drinking with me!"

Everyone in the hall discussed, and Zhang Xiu's eyes were even more mocking.

In the eyes of the literati, a vulgar person like Zhang Xiu is not worthy of being in the same hall with them.

Therefore, few people can look at Zhang Xiu.

Zhang Xiu didn't answer, but took out an object under the puzzled look of everyone, a strong flashlight.

The flashlight was pushed away, and a dazzling light shot directly into Xi Zhen's eyes.

Xi Zhen's eyes were shot with a faint pain, and he hurriedly covered it with his sleeve robe, and at the same time shouted: "Ah, what a monster." ”

Not only Xi Zhen, but everyone inside and outside the venue was stunned, looking at Xi Zhen in disbelief.

This, this......

They had never seen it before, or even heard of it.

Liu Biao was also frightened, and asked carefully: "General Zhang, what is this?" ”

"The Eye of the Emperor of Heaven is one of the divine objects that the Emperor of Heaven gave me." Zhang Xiu's expression was solemn and he smiled without saying a word.

Liu Biao: "??? ”

Xi Zhen: "??? ”

People around him: "??? ”

"Heaven, the Emperor's Eye?"

Everyone was dumbfounded, although they didn't believe that Zhang Xiu really had the dream of the Emperor of Heaven, but what was in front of them made them unable to explain it.

It was a hundred times brighter than a candle, like day.

At this time, they couldn't help but glance at each other, and then they all got up, bowed their hands, and shouted very reverently: "We will meet the Emperor of Heaven, and hope that the Emperor of Heaven will benefit our people." ”

It was as if only Zhang Xiu was sitting in the hall, and the rest were all bowing their heads, even Xi Zhen, who was pretending to be forced just now, and his face was even more frightened.

Looking up again, everyone looked at Zhang Xiu with friendly faces.

Liu Biao even smiled and asked, "General Zhang, I don't know if the Emperor of Heaven has a warning?" ”

Everyone also looked at Zhang Xiu with a look of hope, this was the closest they had ever been to the Emperor of Heaven.

Zhang Xiu was happy in his heart, the ancient feudal superstition was really deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and he immediately said:

"To tell you the truth, I am dissatisfied with you, if there is a big chaos today, the people of the Emperor of Heaven are displaced, and the Emperor of Heaven can't bear it, so he trusts his dream with me, hoping that I can help the Han family and save the world."

"Therefore, in the name of the Emperor of Heaven, I will relieve Li Shu."

"Hey, there are millions of displaced people, and it is difficult to sustain the power of one person."

Speaking of this, Zhang Xiu showed a look of pain.

"Well, this..."

Everyone in the hall is a human being, and they look at each other at this time, how can they not hear that Zhang Xiu wants some grain and grass, but in the troubled times, rations are as expensive as oil, even if they help, they have to discuss with the clan.

Seeing that everyone hesitated, Zhang Xiu said again: "Oh yes, when the Emperor of Heaven dreamed of my weak strength, he gave more than ten eyes of the Emperor of Heaven, which can avoid evil and pray for blessings and enjoy the blessings of the Emperor." ”

When the words fell, everyone in the hall was stunned for a moment, and then their eyes were bright.

Also, there are more than a dozen?

"But now that the rations are as expensive as oil, you deeply understand the embarrassment, since this is the case..."